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. >> at the haitian embassy in washington. it was supposed to end at 4:00 p.m., for a few hours, and more than one dozen truckloads later. belongings for a beleaguered nation continued to pour in. >> at this time, the nation needs that. >> yes, humanity. it is the right thing to do. >> and get this. the Élan was so loaded with items that neighboring pakistan offered up its grounds for the spillover -- thelawn is so loaded. -- the lawn was so loaded. >> for the first time in my live, we really understand that united we stand -- for the first time in my life. >> hopefully, we will get this out tonight. >> it actually brought tears to my eyes. >> it means everything, when for so long, all to have felt is powerlessness -- all you have felt. the is donating, volunteering, and organizing were moved -- those donating. organizers hope it will get there by the end of the week. jay korff, abc7 news. >>> people of all faiths gathered at the national cathedral to offer prayers for the victims of the earthquake. an interfaith prayer servi
. >> at the haitian embassy in washington. it was supposed to end at 4:00 p.m., for a few hours, and more than one dozen truckloads later. belongings for a beleaguered nation continued to pour in. >> at this time, the nation needs that. >> yes, humanity. it is the right thing to do. >> and get this. the Élan was so loaded with items that neighboring pakistan offered up its grounds for the spillover -- thelawn is so loaded. -- the lawn was so loaded. >> for the...
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this is the way things are done in washington. the president, though, said he wasn't going to do things the way they had always been done. on top of that -- go ahead. >> i'm sorry. we got to leave it there. but you were so right, a lot of people were just looking at the president saying, it makes you go, hmmm, where is that transparency on health care reform and everything else that was touted during the campaign? we'll wait and see. thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. >> by the way, health care reform is son the agenda for tomorrow's fox news sunday. brit hume is filling in for chris wallace and among his guests will be republican senator mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader talking about the health care bill. that's fox news sunday tomorrow, you can check your local listings. >>> and also, a program note to tell you about because of this special coverage of the haiti disaster, fox news channel business block has been moved from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for today. we would never have you miss your favorite busines
this is the way things are done in washington. the president, though, said he wasn't going to do things the way they had always been done. on top of that -- go ahead. >> i'm sorry. we got to leave it there. but you were so right, a lot of people were just looking at the president saying, it makes you go, hmmm, where is that transparency on health care reform and everything else that was touted during the campaign? we'll wait and see. thank you for joining us. >> good to be here....
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he is currently a principal at a law firm here in washington. [applause] last, i bring up the person that we always referred to as the general. patricia wright served as the governmet the gohmert megovernms office. she is widely recognized as the general. she brought together all the different elements. she was one of our chief strategist during the campaign to pull us all together and pass it. patricia wright is back here with us again. thank you for all of your general. [applause] this is our first panel. the second panel we will have a number of activists and people in the community that have been so instrumental in the beginning and the evolving structure of the a.d.a. since the 1990's. i will start with a starter. he put his name person on the bill. tony, what was it like? just reminisce for us about what it was like at that time. you are person with a disability yourself, epilepsy. what was it like getting this going? >> it was interesting. i did not know what reaction i would get from my colleagues when i put in in the bill ended the firs
he is currently a principal at a law firm here in washington. [applause] last, i bring up the person that we always referred to as the general. patricia wright served as the governmet the gohmert megovernms office. she is widely recognized as the general. she brought together all the different elements. she was one of our chief strategist during the campaign to pull us all together and pass it. patricia wright is back here with us again. thank you for all of your general. [applause] this is our...
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i realize you have a big majority and all the power in washington. you chose to go it alone with one party rule. i want you all to know that we too believe the current system is unsustainable. it is bankrupting families and people with pre-existing conditions. we don't want to have thirty million uninsured or whatever number you choose. we want to fix this but the answer is not to have the federal government take over the health-care sector and impose $569,200,000,000 in tax increases to kill jobs and raid medicare to the tune of $532 billion to create a new entitlement. that is why we are opposed to this bill. >> we appreciate all that. mr. ryan, i understand you have your own reform plan. would you give us a very brief description of what you plan for medicare? you phase it out and get rid of it completely? >> i couldn't disagree with you more. let me just say there are lots of republican bills on care. [talking over each other] >> that is not the republican budget. i introduced my own long-term entitlement plan and i will tell you what it does for
i realize you have a big majority and all the power in washington. you chose to go it alone with one party rule. i want you all to know that we too believe the current system is unsustainable. it is bankrupting families and people with pre-existing conditions. we don't want to have thirty million uninsured or whatever number you choose. we want to fix this but the answer is not to have the federal government take over the health-care sector and impose $569,200,000,000 in tax increases to kill...
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. >> in washington, the political landscape has changed after a much upset victory in massachusetts. what it could mean for the president's agenda coming up. >> the morning commute looks good so far. volume continues to build. some delays to tell you about. >> a local way you can help those effected by the earthquakt >> welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. >> we see some activity on hd doppler. nothing gone on north of baltimore city. you may see a light rain or snow shower to start the day today in certain areas. the forecast is coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks. >> a major upset in former senator ted kennedy. our washington bureau reporter explains. >> the white house says the president called senator elect brown to congratulate him. the timing could not be more ironic as the president's forces one-year anniversary in office today. states. >> in this next election season that is about to begin -- let them take a look at what happened in massachusetts. what happened here can happen all over america. >> republican scott brown is now the next senator of massach
. >> in washington, the political landscape has changed after a much upset victory in massachusetts. what it could mean for the president's agenda coming up. >> the morning commute looks good so far. volume continues to build. some delays to tell you about. >> a local way you can help those effected by the earthquakt >> welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. >> we see some activity on hd doppler. nothing gone on north of baltimore city. you...
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i've lived in washington and worked in the house and senate since 1992. so... (laughs) i've... >> rose: oh, no. >> i... >> rose: this is when bill clinton became president. >> you know, i've seen a lot of what you're talking about but i also know... i remember one day sitting with senator ted kennedy in his kitchen. we were talking about this. and i was asking him, it's hard, it's complicated. and do you ever get tired? and he said our system works and when it works it is amazing. and that's so right. i have such respect for the genius of our system. it's complicated. often not pretty not everything you want to gets done gets done. but it allows for this amazing democracy and it allows for education reform and health care reform. it allows us to get things done on energy and what we want most is... will help our economy to start to thrive and grow and innovate again and for people to have security and jobs. >> rose: one of the great tributes to senator ted kennedy was, in fact, people stepped forward to say at the time of his death was that he understood the po
i've lived in washington and worked in the house and senate since 1992. so... (laughs) i've... >> rose: oh, no. >> i... >> rose: this is when bill clinton became president. >> you know, i've seen a lot of what you're talking about but i also know... i remember one day sitting with senator ted kennedy in his kitchen. we were talking about this. and i was asking him, it's hard, it's complicated. and do you ever get tired? and he said our system works and when it works it...
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. >> reporter: what about all this talk from washington that after the bailout, the major banks would help homeowners? >> it's just not happening. rrl his bank alone holds tens of millions in deposits. in the last year, how many loan modifications have you seen in your particular bank? >> completed? fully completed? zero. >> reporter: and he says it's no accide accident, that run around you're getting at the bank. reveal what he says he's been told. when customers ask him for mortgage help, what should he say? >> call the 1-800 number. >> reporter: and what happens when they do that? >> they get complete run around. >> reporter: and then the loil customers come back to him. >> they've been pleading, come to me crying in tears. >> reporter: and mortgages, he says, are just the tip of the iceberg. angered by what he calls exploding penalties and fees. the top four banks pulling in more than $40 billion in fees in just a year. he says he won't forget what happened to one customer. >> i seen $1.40 escalate to $1,000 in overdraft fees. >> reporter: how is it possible? >> it snowballs. >> r
. >> reporter: what about all this talk from washington that after the bailout, the major banks would help homeowners? >> it's just not happening. rrl his bank alone holds tens of millions in deposits. in the last year, how many loan modifications have you seen in your particular bank? >> completed? fully completed? zero. >> reporter: and he says it's no accide accident, that run around you're getting at the bank. reveal what he says he's been told. when customers ask...
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vicki kennedy is spending the night in washington with family. someone close to her told me this is an emotional night for mrs. kennedy, remember, there's only an election today because she lost her husband. diane? >> and as you know well, john, the husband whose political career was dedicated to health care reform. so, we asked jon karl on capitol hill, what is the democratic backup plan? >> reporter: a defiant nancy pelosi declared today that she is charging ahead -- even if democrats get trounced on their own turf. >> whatever happens in massachusetts, we will have quality, affordable health care for alamericans and we will have it soon. >> reporter: no matter who wins in massachusetts, several democrats told us their party is in trouble. >> if you lose massachusetts, that's not a wake-up call, there's no hope of waking up. >> reporter: senator bayh worries that independents seem to be leaving the party in droves. not just in massachusetts, but also in new jersey and virginia, where democrats were beaten in november. >> moderates and independe
vicki kennedy is spending the night in washington with family. someone close to her told me this is an emotional night for mrs. kennedy, remember, there's only an election today because she lost her husband. diane? >> and as you know well, john, the husband whose political career was dedicated to health care reform. so, we asked jon karl on capitol hill, what is the democratic backup plan? >> reporter: a defiant nancy pelosi declared today that she is charging ahead -- even if...
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he made t on the agenda and single party rule in washington. he said in is a way to register operation in the blewes blueste blue states. if massachusetts sends a message of rejection of this agenda and unified democratic rule it will be devastating. >> bret: we will talk about the healthcare possibilities in the next panel. is this a referendum on healthcare reform, this race? >> i think it is broader than just healthcare reform. i think what happened in washington, people are not happy about it. you look at the polls on healthcare in massachusetts even and you are talking about 36% of people approve what is roughly known as obama care. but i think it is broader than that. she was a horrible candidate and he is a good candidate. he is a likeable guy. we don't pay enough attention to likeable candidates in our politics. he is a likeable guy and he came off well. and there are also problems with governor patrick and with his favorability rating. all of these things together at the same time have led us to this point. even, she could have been th
he made t on the agenda and single party rule in washington. he said in is a way to register operation in the blewes blueste blue states. if massachusetts sends a message of rejection of this agenda and unified democratic rule it will be devastating. >> bret: we will talk about the healthcare possibilities in the next panel. is this a referendum on healthcare reform, this race? >> i think it is broader than just healthcare reform. i think what happened in washington, people are not...
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there is a lot of work to be done, and we need to do more to improve the civility in washington, and i think if there is a disappointment, barack wishes we had come further in that effort. >> larry: is he a phenomena to you? >> again, i think it's wonderful to have strong female voices out there, but i don't know her. >> larry: what do you make of the tea party? >> you know, i'm focused on what's in front of me. and right now that's ending childhood obesity in a generation. getting this done. and i think when you're staying focused on solutions, trying to bring folks together, governors, mayors and doctors and educators and athletes together around an issue that has no political party, you know, has no base in liberalism or conservatism but it's about our kids and making sure they have the best life possible, then it's hard for me to get distracted. >> larry: but you have to think about other things. you read the papers, you watch the television, you're very smart and very aware. >> i'm very smart but i try to limit my intake to things that i can control. because in this position, yo
there is a lot of work to be done, and we need to do more to improve the civility in washington, and i think if there is a disappointment, barack wishes we had come further in that effort. >> larry: is he a phenomena to you? >> again, i think it's wonderful to have strong female voices out there, but i don't know her. >> larry: what do you make of the tea party? >> you know, i'm focused on what's in front of me. and right now that's ending childhood obesity in a...
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. >> this will "inside washington 8 on," a polical knocked out. republicans win ted kennedy's senate seat. >> people do not want the trillion dollar heal care plan. >> what happen to heal care reformow? >> thibill is dead. >> supreme court reopens the money deposit in politics. corporates and unions are back big time. president obama cas forank reform n. >> ey want a fight, it ifive years e ready to hav >> what does scott bro's victy mean forhe election ar ahead? >> interesting anniversary present. >> who would have preferred a cake. >> this is a stunning, and for democrats, an ominous development. ♪ >> hlo. solicing i gordon peterson in for. -- i am sitting in gordon peterson for. scott brown one the senate seat anbeat democrats martha akley and billy an the special election f ted kennedy's ssachusetts senate seat. within 24 hours of his victory, the health care rerm bill in its curre form was dying. and anotr blockbuster vo thursday. the supreme court votto strike do parts of the camign law, corporate andunion money will be back in the game bi
. >> this will "inside washington 8 on," a polical knocked out. republicans win ted kennedy's senate seat. >> people do not want the trillion dollar heal care plan. >> what happen to heal care reformow? >> thibill is dead. >> supreme court reopens the money deposit in politics. corporates and unions are back big time. president obama cas forank reform n. >> ey want a fight, it ifive years e ready to hav >> what does scott bro's victy mean...
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howard fineman is senior washington correspondent for "newsweek." gloria borger is a senior political analyst for cnn, and andrew sullivan is senior editor for "the atlantic." town halls and summits, first up, after summit, president obama celebrated the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform. but then it was back to work. he seems to guess that he has to sell health care to the middle class, the voters over the kitchen table in a way he never did his stimulus bill. here is obama back on the stump in iowa slamming republicans for saying health care reform will lead to armageddon. >> three months from now, six months from now, you're going to be looking around, sitting at the doctor's office reading through the old people's magazine. you'll say hey, this is the same doctor, sam.plan it wasn't armageddon. they're actually going to run on a platform of repeal in november. you have been hearing that. and my attitude is go for it! chris: it's only just begun, howard. he's gotten the bill. making history. roosevelt and kennedy couldn't do it
howard fineman is senior washington correspondent for "newsweek." gloria borger is a senior political analyst for cnn, and andrew sullivan is senior editor for "the atlantic." town halls and summits, first up, after summit, president obama celebrated the historic passage of comprehensive health care reform. but then it was back to work. he seems to guess that he has to sell health care to the middle class, the voters over the kitchen table in a way he never did his stimulus...
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washington has won seven ,,,,,,, >>> dinner and desert are on their way from annapolis. thanks to the colts ravens play off game. governor o' malley sent crab cakes along ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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. >> this will "inside washington 8 on a polital knocked out. republicans win ted kennedy' senate seat. >> people do not want the trillion dollar alth care pl. >> what haens to alth care rerm now? >>his bill is dead. >> supreme court reopens the money deposit in politics. orporates and unions are back big time. president obama call for bk reform now > they want a fight, it is five yes are ready toave. >> what does scottrown's ctory mean for the election year ahead? >> interesting anniversary present. >> who would have preferred a cake. >> this a stunning, and for democrats, an ominous development. ♪ >> hello. sociting i gordon peterson in for. -- i am sitting in gorn peterson for. scott brown one the senate seat and beat democrats martha coakley and billand the special election for ted kennedy's massachusetts senate seat. within 24 hours of his victory the health carreform bill in its crent form was dying. and other blockbustevote thursday the suprem courtote to strike down parts of theampaign law, corporate and union money will be back inhe g
. >> this will "inside washington 8 on a polital knocked out. republicans win ted kennedy' senate seat. >> people do not want the trillion dollar alth care pl. >> what haens to alth care rerm now? >>his bill is dead. >> supreme court reopens the money deposit in politics. orporates and unions are back big time. president obama call for bk reform now > they want a fight, it is five yes are ready toave. >> what does scottrown's ctory mean for the...
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scott brown volunteers from walla walla, washington, and wisconsin. he can restore balance in power in washington. >> reporter: martha coakley has out of state help too. a brown victory would give republicans the votes to kill the president's health care plan. brown is a 50-year-old state senator, a lawyer and a former model who has tried to tap into voter anxiety over the economy. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 62% of americans think the country is on the wrong track. >> wall it anger, anything you want. >> reporter: brown says he is an independent republican, but he refused to tell me how he would vote differently than republicans in washington. but anything you can point to where you would have differed from any republican -- >> i'm not going to focus on what's happened in the past. i'm going to focus on what i have an ability to deal with in the future. >> reporter: martha coakley is a hard-nosed prosecutor. she made her name in the famed louise woodward nanny trial in the 1990s, but democrats say she has run a flat, slow campaign.
scott brown volunteers from walla walla, washington, and wisconsin. he can restore balance in power in washington. >> reporter: martha coakley has out of state help too. a brown victory would give republicans the votes to kill the president's health care plan. brown is a 50-year-old state senator, a lawyer and a former model who has tried to tap into voter anxiety over the economy. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 62% of americans think the country is on the wrong...
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i realize you have a big majority and all the power in washington. you chose to go it alone with one party rule. i want you all to know that we too believe the current system is unsustainable. it is bankrupting families and people with pre-existing conditions. we don't want to have thirty million uninsured or whatever number you choose. we want to fix this but the answer is not to have the federal government take over the health-care sector and impose $569,200,000,000 in tax increases to kill jobs and raid medicare to the tune of $532 billion to create a new entitlement. that is why we are opposed to this bill. >> we appreciate all that. mr. ryan, i understand you have your own reform plan. would you give us a very brief description of what you plan for medicare? you phase it out and get rid of it completely? >> i couldn't disagree with you more. let me just say there are lots of republican bills on care. [talking over each other] >> that is not the republican budget. i introduced my own long-term entitlement plan and i will tell you what it does for
i realize you have a big majority and all the power in washington. you chose to go it alone with one party rule. i want you all to know that we too believe the current system is unsustainable. it is bankrupting families and people with pre-existing conditions. we don't want to have thirty million uninsured or whatever number you choose. we want to fix this but the answer is not to have the federal government take over the health-care sector and impose $569,200,000,000 in tax increases to kill...
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and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other in this state. [cheers and applause] the first call i made was to his wife vicki. and i told her that his name will always command the affection and respect by the people of massachusetts. and i said we feel the same about her. [cheers and applause] there's no replacing a man like that. but tonight i honor the memory, and i pledge to be the very best and try to be a worthy successor to the late senator kennedy. and i said at the very beginning, when i sat down at the dinner table of my family that win or lose we would run a race which would mak
and i'm ready to go to washington without delay! [cheers and applause] i also want to thank martha coakley for her call of congratulations. a hard contest is behind us. and now we must come together as a commonwealth. thank you, martha! [applause] as you know, this special election came about because we lost someone very, very dear to massachusetts and to america. senator ted kennedy was a tireless worker and a big-hearted public servant. and for most of his lifetime was a force like no other...
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my experience of seeing him up with the senators, members, outside of washington was that he had an encyclopedic and in- depth knowledge of their political position in their districts and states. he probably knew, definitely knew when they're coming up for reelection. he probably knew the percentage of votes they got in their past election. probably knew how much money they had in the bank. all of those factors, no, in the way he was able to bifurcate his roles as politicians -- you know, in the way he was able to bifurcate his roles as politicians was brought to bear. it gave him a significant advantage. >> that is a very good point. that sets up a couple of his other accomplishments. let's talk about a couple of other things. americans with disabilities act. he was committed to americans with disabilities his entire career, one of his first speeches -- >> his first speech on the senate floor was about disability. longstanding interest. one of the remarkable things that senator dole -- mike described what he was like in a crowd -- he would instinctively go toward peoplewh who had some of this d
my experience of seeing him up with the senators, members, outside of washington was that he had an encyclopedic and in- depth knowledge of their political position in their districts and states. he probably knew, definitely knew when they're coming up for reelection. he probably knew the percentage of votes they got in their past election. probably knew how much money they had in the bank. all of those factors, no, in the way he was able to bifurcate his roles as politicians -- you know, in...
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those of us in washington are not serving the people as well as we should. at times it seems like we're unable to listen to one another, to have at once a serious and civil debate. >> let's bring in our senior political analyst, gloria borger. hearing a lot from the president these past few days. what's he trying to achieve? >> he's trying to channel the public's frustration, the public anger that we saw manifest itself in the state of massachusetts that got scott brown elected. he said he's trying to change the tone in washington because ends the public doesn't like it. he's going back to his roots, wolf, as a reformer. he's going back to his roots as an outsider. i spoke with a senior white house adviser who said he's going for more opportunities to publicly engage republicans. >> publicly engage republicans. >> yeah. >> with cameras inside? >> when they say are you going to the more public q and a, they say more. they're looking for more spontaneity. he's pretty good at operating without a net, as they say, but they don't want what they call political the
those of us in washington are not serving the people as well as we should. at times it seems like we're unable to listen to one another, to have at once a serious and civil debate. >> let's bring in our senior political analyst, gloria borger. hearing a lot from the president these past few days. what's he trying to achieve? >> he's trying to channel the public's frustration, the public anger that we saw manifest itself in the state of massachusetts that got scott brown elected. he...
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>>> from washington, the mclaughlin group. the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best sources, hardest talk. the mclaughlin group is brought to you my metlife. guarantees for the if in life. ♪ [ music ] >>> it's the 28th annual mclaughlin group year end awards 2009 part 2. here's the master of ceremonies, john mclaughlin. >> destined for political stardom 2010. >> marco rubio, republican hero in the future. >> eleanor. >> we have a rom woman, meg wittman is tending to be governor of california and a democratic woman, maria pantwell, senator from washington state who is about to take the lead on climate change legislation in the u.s. senate. >> monica. >> i have three rising stars. on the right, marly. >> is she going to win? >> i think so. i think she has a very good shot. also the virginia governor. the new republican there, mcdonnel, and she has political aspirations of her own and she could be dynamite. >> to run for governor? >> yes. >> the political stars are going to be the republican congressional leaders who are
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>> i think people want to bring fairness and good government back to washington. >> reporter: pundits are saying brown could topple massachusetts's formidable party machine. their candidate, attorney general martha coakley trounced other democrats in the primary last month. facing brown's energetic campaign. she lost her air of inevitability further heard by the kinds of stumbles that really count here. she referred to curt schilling as a yankee fan. >> scott browning has curt schilling, okay? >> reporter: schilling is backing brown. >> i am not a yankee fan. >> reporter: bill clinton came out for her, and so did barack obama. yesterday's presidential rally -- >> martha knows the struggles -- >> reporter: -- is today's campaign ad. >> martha knows the struggles massachusetts working families face, because she's lived those struggles. >> reporter: today, ted kennedy's widow, vicky told nbc, nervous democrats are mobilized now. >> ted always said, elections are about the future. they're about moving forward, they're about taking action. >> reporter: brian, one more thing, ted kennedy's
>> i think people want to bring fairness and good government back to washington. >> reporter: pundits are saying brown could topple massachusetts's formidable party machine. their candidate, attorney general martha coakley trounced other democrats in the primary last month. facing brown's energetic campaign. she lost her air of inevitability further heard by the kinds of stumbles that really count here. she referred to curt schilling as a yankee fan. >> scott browning has curt...
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to washington, that could shake things up. so you get a real feeling that people are very invested here, whether they want to see the democrats, hold on to it or they are ready to shake things up. it is really fascinating and quite different than a lot of other races i've covered over the years, chris. >> kelly, i've done a lot of discussion in the last hour and a half about the negative feelings up here towards the economy, towards the health care bill, to some extent towards the president's policies but what's the like abiliability of this republican? what's the positive piece of his candidacy? >> reporter: well, when people are getting to know scott brown, one way you can judge is that by watching the tv ads. now i'd seen all of the ads before coming back to massachusetts to cover this but to watch them as a voter or viewer does is a different experience. they fill the airwaves. so scott brown's ads were much more easy going, regular guy kind of thing. he's used his truck with 200,000 miles on it as a sort of metaphor for b
to washington, that could shake things up. so you get a real feeling that people are very invested here, whether they want to see the democrats, hold on to it or they are ready to shake things up. it is really fascinating and quite different than a lot of other races i've covered over the years, chris. >> kelly, i've done a lot of discussion in the last hour and a half about the negative feelings up here towards the economy, towards the health care bill, to some extent towards the...
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sam for is live in northwest washington. >> of virginia businessman brought hundreds of poor people to the j.w. marriott hotel so that they could participate in the inaugural ball. they had a breakfast today. he was joined by none other than bill cosby who approves of what he has been doing and is trying to help him out. >> it was a cinderella story for me, considering that i spent 10 years on the streets of d.c., addicted to drugs and alcohol. that was fantastic. >> elaine is reliving that special moment a year ago when she was feted at the marietta as part of the people's inaugural. >> we got the hair and nails and the downs and all that. >> the bill was paid by a virginia businessman and the stafford foundation who marked the occasion a year later with a breakfast with bill cosby. >> i said does jesus know you are acting like that? >> they are promoting doing good. asking people to get involved in helping others. cosby is charging nothing for his appearance. >> i saw it on television. i call them and said, i like what you did. can i give you myself? >> bill crosbie take a television
sam for is live in northwest washington. >> of virginia businessman brought hundreds of poor people to the j.w. marriott hotel so that they could participate in the inaugural ball. they had a breakfast today. he was joined by none other than bill cosby who approves of what he has been doing and is trying to help him out. >> it was a cinderella story for me, considering that i spent 10 years on the streets of d.c., addicted to drugs and alcohol. that was fantastic. >> elaine is...
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what seemed to have said is to get too much into the weeds in washington. he got very much involved in a partisan way with people who knewhe legislative process and watch -- lost touch inside of or was going on in the country. the health-care issue is important. the idea of extending health care to 50 million people that do not have it, but when you try to do something like that, you're tling other people that you'll have to pay for somebody else's health care. they did not get that across very well to people. >> because they tried to finesse it. he kept saying nothing will change for you. if you like your health care, that is ok, bute're still going to give up their million or 40 million people health care. voters instinctively know that is not true. that is why we had the tea parties and what you had this popular vote, because he was fundamentally dishonest. >> if we had a 5% unemployment, he probably would have gone the plan through. but you cannot refocus people's attention on an as operational role for society. it is very difficult to do that. when peo
what seemed to have said is to get too much into the weeds in washington. he got very much involved in a partisan way with people who knewhe legislative process and watch -- lost touch inside of or was going on in the country. the health-care issue is important. the idea of extending health care to 50 million people that do not have it, but when you try to do something like that, you're tling other people that you'll have to pay for somebody else's health care. they did not get that across very...
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that number stays the same, jim. >> look, "the washington post" editorial page in the city of washington d.c. where the federal government is the biggest employer likes big government. it gives them plenty to write about. they sell newspapers to an awful lot of government people. of course they're going to be for big government and bury the lead. >> jon: all right. now from ignoring some aspect of the story, or so it seemed to me anyway, to spinning the facts. msnbc anchor, who is out trying to sell a book, gave us this little gem. >> working the mainstream media for all the networks and i will say what people aren't saying, it's got a liberal world view. there are great people working at the networks and they're mostly democrats, okay? and they try really hard to be objective, really hard and they do a great job at it, but the balance is not there within the objective mainstream media it's not. it is not. >> jon: what do you think about that? a member of the media says there's no balance. >> she's trying to sell a book, i'm glad you pointed that out. i'm a print guy and i think there's
that number stays the same, jim. >> look, "the washington post" editorial page in the city of washington d.c. where the federal government is the biggest employer likes big government. it gives them plenty to write about. they sell newspapers to an awful lot of government people. of course they're going to be for big government and bury the lead. >> jon: all right. now from ignoring some aspect of the story, or so it seemed to me anyway, to spinning the facts. msnbc...
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. ♪ ♪ >> bret: welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. death is everywhere in port-au-prince, haiti, tonight. the capital city was virtually at ground zero of the most powerful earthquake to hit the area in almost 250 years. estimate of the dead range from tens of thousands to to 100,000. many more are homeless, hungry and hurting. we begin our coverage with the white house correspondent wendell goler live in dominican republic. >> good evening. we believe the air force managed to evacuate a plane load of injured presumably for treatment of hospital. but the dark has fallen and that may be the only plane that t flies out of port-au-prince today. recovery and relief efforts are largely uncoordinated. several main hospitals, the doctors without borders declared inoperable. medical care provided by cuban med center and hotels now. government of haiti was affected by the earthquake. parliament and presidential palace and the u.n. mission. some of the people who would have led the recovery efforts are simply not available. reports indicate tha
. ♪ ♪ >> bret: welcome to washington. i'm bret baier. death is everywhere in port-au-prince, haiti, tonight. the capital city was virtually at ground zero of the most powerful earthquake to hit the area in almost 250 years. estimate of the dead range from tens of thousands to to 100,000. many more are homeless, hungry and hurting. we begin our coverage with the white house correspondent wendell goler live in dominican republic. >> good evening. we believe the air force managed...
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the problem in washington everything is about political calculation. it's never about doing the right thing on behalf of the american people. it's about is this going to help me, is this going to hurt me, does it help or hurt in my fund-raising, am i going to win or am i going to lose? lbj did the right thing on civil rights because it was right for the country. you cannot become a transformational president, we cannot become transformational people if everything is about media, market and political calculation. nobody's getting to the heart of the fact that americans are dying in this debate. we never talked about health disparities. i was in chicago yesterday, 3,200 black folk every year die in chicago just because of health disparities. we got to move beyond this, i'm not naive, we have to move beyond political calculation if we're going to advce big issues in america. >> do you think congressmen, two of which i just cited, are they capable of moving beyond that calculation? >> i don't know them personally. i think washington in general has not prov
the problem in washington everything is about political calculation. it's never about doing the right thing on behalf of the american people. it's about is this going to help me, is this going to hurt me, does it help or hurt in my fund-raising, am i going to win or am i going to lose? lbj did the right thing on civil rights because it was right for the country. you cannot become a transformational president, we cannot become transformational people if everything is about media, market and...
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generals traveled to washington from washington to hawaii and south korea to attend that meeting. we asked the senator's office for comment but did not hear back. we will tell how is going to cash in on health care reformulater in the grapevine. political reunion in arizona, coming up. j)k welcome to progressive.com. you must be looking for motorcycle insurance. you're good. thanks. so is our bike insurance. all the coverage you need at a great price. hold on, cowboy. cool. i'm not done -- for less than a dollar a month, you also get 24/7 roadside assistance. right on. yeah, vroom-vroom! sounds like you ran a 500. more like a 900 v-twin. excuse me. well, you're excused. the right insurance for your ride. now, that's progressive. call or click today. . >> bret: the republican national committee has lost its tpweud overturn a supreme court ruling -- its bid to overturn a supreme court ruling banning soft money. three-judge panel of the u.s. district court in washington said it lacks the authority to change the law the rnc will appeal to the supreme court. now a political reunio
generals traveled to washington from washington to hawaii and south korea to attend that meeting. we asked the senator's office for comment but did not hear back. we will tell how is going to cash in on health care reformulater in the grapevine. political reunion in arizona, coming up. > bret: the republican national committee has lost its tpweud overturn a supreme court ruling -- its bid to overturn a supreme court ruling banning soft money. three-judge panel of the u.s. district court in...
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generals traveled to washington from washington to hawaii and south korea to attend that meeting. we asked the senator's office for comment but did not hear back. we will tell how is going to cash in on health care reformulater in the grapevine. political reunion in arizona, coming up. thanks to the new venture card from capital one, we get dole miles on every purchase. so we earned a ski trip twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. ( thuds ) i'll take this. ( crashing ) double miles add up quick. and all of those. so we brought the whole gang. one adult, one goat please. it's hard to beat double miles. everyone knows two is better than one. introducing the venturcard from capital one... with double miles on every pchase every day. go to capitalone.com. wht's in your waet? oh, poor baby. two to five times more polluted than the air outside. smoke, germs, viruses, allergens, pet dander, even smelly and potentially harmful voc compounds can actually be floating in the air you're breathing! but now you can clean that air with the incredible oreck xl professiona
generals traveled to washington from washington to hawaii and south korea to attend that meeting. we asked the senator's office for comment but did not hear back. we will tell how is going to cash in on health care reformulater in the grapevine. political reunion in arizona, coming up. thanks to the new venture card from capital one, we get dole miles on every purchase. so we earned a ski trip twice as fast. we get double miles every time we use our card. ( thuds ) i'll take this. ( crashing )...
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from washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. 3:25 on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? guest: there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement. and if you w'look what happene hillary clinton won a lot of women, and older women. but she split younger women. and when sarah palin was on the republican ticket, she was not able to bring over the democratic women or the independent women. so rather than being a ground swell of a women's movement, i look in the book that it splintered generationally across party lines. and elected officials, some who went for obama and some for clinton. host: when hillary clinton withdrew from the race. >> although we were not able to shatter that ceiling this time, thanks to you it has about 18 million cracks from it. and the light is shining through like never before filling us all with the hope a
from washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. 3:25 on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: we are talking with anne kornblut, her book, "notes from the cracked ceiling." >> thank you for having me. host: you say that this is a letdown and drove apart mothers and daughters and setback the equality in the political sphere of decades, why? guest: there wasn't a bipartisan women's movement. and if you w'look what happene hillary clinton won a lot of women,...
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. >>> we begin with shock waves traveling from massachusetts to washington and beyond. >> a republican captured ted kennedy's seat. a stunning defeat for the democrats and viviana hurtado is joining us from washington. >> reporter:ood morning. the president called scott brown to congratulate him but with health care reform legislation hanging in the balance this republican win was a very bitter pill for mr. obama and democrats to swallow. it's being called one of the biggest politil upsets in history, republican scott brown defeated democrat martha coakley to take the senate seat held by the late ted kennedy for nearly 50 years. it puts health care reform, president obama's signature issue in peril. >> one thing is very, very clear as i travel throughout the state people do thought want the trillion dollar health care plan that is being forced. >> reporter: in a state where democrats outnumber republicans three to one and independent voters outnumber them both she was slammed 52-47%. >> this is the deal, although our campaign ends tonight, we know that our mission continues and our wor
. >>> we begin with shock waves traveling from massachusetts to washington and beyond. >> a republican captured ted kennedy's seat. a stunning defeat for the democrats and viviana hurtado is joining us from washington. >> reporter:ood morning. the president called scott brown to congratulate him but with health care reform legislation hanging in the balance this republican win was a very bitter pill for mr. obama and democrats to swallow. it's being called one of the...
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i haven't even been down to washington yet. and i don't want to say that's a silly question, but i'm so thankful for the support i received from everybody. >> when the president did call with congratulations, brown, also a basketball player, issued a challenge. >> all kidding aside, i have a basketball daughter and i know you play hoop. you pick your best and we'll play two on two. >> the once promising sarah palin no longer holds office, so brown is poised to become the new face and hope of the gop leaving many to wonder if this seemingly republican version of barack obama will run against him in 2012. >> it will be very interesting to see how that one plays out. and the election of scott brown ends the democrats 60 seat super majority, which gave them the ability to overcome a republican filibuster, that means comprehensive health care reform is dead. here's how the leaders in the house reacted to the new political reality on capitol hill. >> this bill is dead. republicans are not going to work off this monstrosity. there's n
i haven't even been down to washington yet. and i don't want to say that's a silly question, but i'm so thankful for the support i received from everybody. >> when the president did call with congratulations, brown, also a basketball player, issued a challenge. >> all kidding aside, i have a basketball daughter and i know you play hoop. you pick your best and we'll play two on two. >> the once promising sarah palin no longer holds office, so brown is poised to become the new...
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what can you report to us as you're reporting for "the washington post" tonight? >> darkness has fallen here, it's a brief moment of calm. so many people are living out in the streets. it's a very noisy place right now. port-au-prince is a loud place during the day. we just heard a big grinding noise, for instance, just to give you a sense of the sights and smells, right, nobody knew what it is, but people screamed. people are on edge. there's paranoia, and at night, because we've had tremors and aftershocks, people are on the edge about that. >> sights and smells, give us the full picture with this amount of death, it must be getting close to the situation where you're going to have a stench in that city that's just overwhelming with all the bodies decaying, with the horrendous destruction of everything including all whatever sewer facilities did exist, it seems to me that they're up-ended to put it lightly. what does it smell like, to be blunt? >> reporter: chris, it's an unbelievably horrible smell. i walked today through something that i could only describe as
what can you report to us as you're reporting for "the washington post" tonight? >> darkness has fallen here, it's a brief moment of calm. so many people are living out in the streets. it's a very noisy place right now. port-au-prince is a loud place during the day. we just heard a big grinding noise, for instance, just to give you a sense of the sights and smells, right, nobody knew what it is, but people screamed. people are on edge. there's paranoia, and at night, because...
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it's hard too paint bennett as a washington insider, but andrew romanoff was able to beat him in the caucuses, and ken buck, right? almost beat jane norton in the republican caucus. so watch out. >> but this is also about a liberal constituency very angry at bennett. bennett is not nearly liberate enough. he's probably moderate enough to win a statewide election. >> but this is a crowd who thinks obama did him wrong. >> he's not far left enough. >> but americans want the public option -- >> but do you think he can win a general election? >> i think it will be hard for him to win the primary, but i think you look at arkansas, put up by progressives around the country, and look at joe sestek in -- >> how many hockey moms do you think can afford $10,000 for a picture? that's kaulgts shaking them down at the office. >> probably as many soccer moms that can afford to stay in the linking bedroom when bill clinton was president. >> that's not presidential -- you're not saying -- >> $10,000 for a photo? why did desiree rogers was -- >> to ask to even set the price at that level in these econ
it's hard too paint bennett as a washington insider, but andrew romanoff was able to beat him in the caucuses, and ken buck, right? almost beat jane norton in the republican caucus. so watch out. >> but this is also about a liberal constituency very angry at bennett. bennett is not nearly liberate enough. he's probably moderate enough to win a statewide election. >> but this is a crowd who thinks obama did him wrong. >> he's not far left enough. >> but americans want the...
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i think the actual environment of washington, d.c. right now, particularly without his father, is really not good for his health >> i completely understand anybody who chooses not to run for public office these days. i completely and utterly sympathize with them. a bit of patrick kennedy talking about his decision and his future. let's listen >> i think of this as kind of a sabbatical now. i mean, there may be a time in the future where i might choose to come back and seek elective office again, but right now, you know, i want a chance to experience another part of life, and -- and i'm very fortunate to have had the chance to serve, and i still have, you know, eight months left in my term, and i have a lot of work to do. >> you know, he's had a problem with addictions, peter. he drank too much. had other problems with pills and all, and he's been fighting with that. his mom has had a history with that. he seems like his mother's son in that regard. a lot of this stuff you get stuck with in your genes, you know, and he's had to fight a
i think the actual environment of washington, d.c. right now, particularly without his father, is really not good for his health >> i completely understand anybody who chooses not to run for public office these days. i completely and utterly sympathize with them. a bit of patrick kennedy talking about his decision and his future. let's listen >> i think of this as kind of a sabbatical now. i mean, there may be a time in the future where i might choose to come back and seek elective...